Watch out, governments and massive corporations: The Internet and social media have broken your stranglehold on power. I'm not talking about the revolutions abroad. I'm talking about a corporate dirty tricks scandal that's been exposed in the U.S.

The Republican opposition in Congress has put that number on the impact they say health care insurance reform will have on employment. The law's proponents say their figure is way off target. The real affect will likely depend on how the law actually gets implemented.

The CEOs of 20 companies are visiting the White House Wednesday, and those executives will try to get something in return for the political cover they're giving President Obama. That could mean higher earnings for their shareholders down the road -- so which ones should you have in your 2011 portfolio?

Obama's decision to tap Elizabeth Warren as advisor for a new financial watchdog group has raised the ire of consumer and business advocates, who argue that her appointment undercut the goals of clarity and transparency.

Though the recently passed Arizona law empowering police to detain suspected illegal immigrants has gotten more attention, on Monday the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to rule on a different, but extremely important Arizona immigration law, one that punishes employers for hiring illegal immigrants.